Unidentified vandals burned and vandalized a bust of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln last week, after a lot of charged rhetoric and outrage after violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Antifa, or anti-fascist protesters, squared off against white supremacists and neo-Nazis in the Virginia college town and it led to one woman’s death after being hit by a […]
The ‘Dyke March,’ held in Chicago, booted Jewish activists from their gay pride march this past weekend. Why? They had flags with a star of David on them, which apparently offended attendees and event organizers. So much for being inclusive?
A large mural of Michelle Obama in Chicago, Illinois was painted in the neighborhood where she grew up. However, the artist did not correctly attribute it, according to another artist: But the mural, by Chicago artist Chris Devins, has sparked intense debate — and not for the usual political reasons. Shortly after Devins finished the […]
From CBS News’ ’60 Minutes’ transcript from this past week on the rising violence and death toll in Chicago: Brian Warner is a former Chicago cop. He was shot in 2011. Now Warner counsels officers suffering from extreme stress. He explained what a dozen beat cops told us off-camera: they had stepped back. Brian Warner: You […]
ABC News focused on the rise in gun violence in Chicago, which has strict gun control laws and thereby restricts law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves. However, buried in the article is a telling statement from the Chicago police superintendent: And an increase in the reluctance by law enforcement to engage in proactive, violence prevention policies. […]
Hot Air did a good summary on what the rising Chicago homicide statistics mean: The reason is obvious and has been admitted openly by police officers… it’s the gangs. As we discussed back in July, the police have been thwarted in their efforts to deal with gang violence on a large scale and many of […]
NPR’s fact-checking had caveats, such as when Donald Trump railed against Chicago’s strict gun laws, NPR agreed that Trump was right. However, they added that the illegal guns flow in from the neighboring state of Indiana. Trump was correct about the strict gun laws in Chicago and blaming Indiana for guns is not an accurate […]
Wade wasn’t afraid to make it political and talk about gun violence (but not gang violence and how gun control doesn’t work in inner cities), but yet he said he was “conflicted” about Donald Trump’s tweet that black Americans ought to vote for him for law-and-order reasons. Here is Wade’s tweet after his cousin was […]
No mention of how Chicago has pretty stringent gun control laws on the books, but did mention how repeat offenders armed with illegal guns are causing so much death and violence in Chicago. 90 homicides were recorded this August, when the last time that happened was in 1996. Photo by Our Lady of Fatima – […]
That’s a bit harsh, Chicago Teachers Union: He crossed the line – the CPS teachers’ one-day strike — out of his love for the classroom. Joseph Ocol stuck with his kids and brought home a chess championship. Tonight, he’s expelled from the union and wonders if he’ll even have a job.